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Write your own plug-in effects with Nyquist.

Numerous effects including change the speed, pitch or tempo of a recording.

Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.

AC3, M4A/M4R (AAC), WMA, Opus and other formats supported using optional libraries.

Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3, Ogg Vorbis sound files.

Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.

Record computer playback on any Windows Vista or later machine.

The interface is translated into many languages. Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.

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